Don't Talk About Politics (And What To Do Instead) - Lubrano, Sarah Stein
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Erscheint vorauss. 15. Mai 2025
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"Don't talk about politics? is a common piece of advice. Like religion, money and sex, it's a subject that causes arguments, creates division and leaves everyone feeling awkward. In fact, as this radical, groundbreaking work of sociology shows: talking about politics is pointless. We spend our lives watching political arguments unfold on social media and the news on a daily basis, and yet despite all the speeches, opinion pieces and protests, most people will not change their political views over the course of their lifetime. We might believe in the power of rational debates and impassioned…mehr

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"Don't talk about politics? is a common piece of advice. Like religion, money and sex, it's a subject that causes arguments, creates division and leaves everyone feeling awkward. In fact, as this radical, groundbreaking work of sociology shows: talking about politics is pointless. We spend our lives watching political arguments unfold on social media and the news on a daily basis, and yet despite all the speeches, opinion pieces and protests, most people will not change their political views over the course of their lifetime. We might believe in the power of rational debates and impassioned demonstrations, but as Sarah Stein Lubrano argues, as much as we like to think that they convince people - they don't. Everything that we're doing now in politics is wrong. If we want to reduce prejudice and get people engaging more in democracy, we need to get rid of all our old ideas. Sarah Stein Lubrano brings together psychology, neuroscience and political theory to ask that all-important question, what actually does change our minds? This is an essential book for anyone who wants to understand how we think, and the unknown factors that do influence our beliefs. From friendship to community organizing and social infrastructure, it explores a rich history of powerful political movements that have changed the world to show you how you can do the same today, leaving you feeling encouraged and confident so that you can engage in politics positively and productively.
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Sarah Stein Lubrano is spokesperson and researcher at Alain de Botton's The School of Life, where she gives monthly live talks, radio and podcast interviews, and television appearances discussing big ideas, from the rise of the Protestant work ethic to the problem of living with self-hatred. Sarah is a frequent talking head on outlets like The Times Radio, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and BBC Radio 4, including Women's Hour and The Moral Maze. In 2022 she appeared as a regular guest on Derren Brown's Audible podcast, "Bootcamp for Life", speaking about the psychological challenges of modern life. Prior to this, she was the Head of Content at the School of Life for many years. Sarah's research on politics, communication and activism began at Harvard (where she won an award for being in the top ten percent of undergraduate research theses), Cambridge University (where her dissertation obtained a distinction) and Oxford University (where she is currently in the last year of her DPhil/PhD programme. Her academic work focuses on cognitive dissonance, a psychological phenomenon where people experience discomfort when faced with a contradiction between two or more of their beliefs or actions. In addition, Sarah is Research Director at Future Narratives Lab, a nonprofit that works to define and analyse the underlying cultural models that shape the debates around key challenges of our time, and to design alternative approaches that create better outcomes. Sarah's writing has been published in Aeon Magazine, the Guardian, and more. She has over 13,000 Twitter followers, and the number continues to grow.